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Last Train to Memphis - The Rise of Elvis Presley (Paperback, 1st pbk. ed)
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Last Train to Memphis - The Rise of Elvis Presley (Paperback, 1st pbk. ed)
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Written with grace, humor, and affection, Last Train to Memphis has
been hailed as the definitive biography of Elvis Presley. It is the
first to set aside the myths and focus on Elvis' humanity in a way
that has yet to be duplicated. A New York Times Notable BookWinner
of the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award "Elvis steps from the
pages. You can feel him breathe. This book cancels out all others."
--Bob Dylan From the moment that he first shook up the world in the
mid 1950s, Elvis Presley has been one of the most vivid and
enduring myths of American culture. Last Train to Memphis: The Rise
of Elvis Presley is the first biography to go past that myth and
present an Elvis beyond the legend. Based on hundreds of interviews
and nearly a decade of research, it traces the evolution not just
of the man but of the music and of the culture he left utterly
transformed, creating a completely fresh portrait of Elvis and his
world. This volume tracks the first twenty-four years of Elvis'
life, covering his childhood, the stunning first recordings at Sun
Records ("That's All Right," "Mystery Train"), and the early RCA
hits ("Heartbreak Hotel," "Hound Dog," "Don't Be Cruel"). These
were the years of his improbable self-invention and unprecedented
triumphs, when it seemed that everything that Elvis tried succeeded
wildly. There was scarcely a cloud in sight through this period
until, in 1958, he was drafted into the army and his mother died
shortly thereafter. The book closes on that somber and poignant
note. Last Train to Memphis takes us deep inside Elvis' life,
exploring his lifelong passion for music of every sort (from blues
and gospel to Bing Crosby and Mario Lanza), his compelling
affection for his family, and his intimate relationships with
girlfriends, mentors, band members, professional associates, and
friends. It shows us the loneliness, the trustfulness, the
voracious appetite for experience, and above all the unshakable,
almost mystical faith that Elvis had in himself and his music.
Drawing frequently on Elvis' own words and on the recollections of
those closest to him, the book offers an emotional, complex
portrait of young Elvis Presley with a depth and dimension that for
the first time allow his extraordinary accomplishments to ring
true. Peter Guralnick has given us a previously unseen world, a
rich panoply of people and events that illuminate an achievement, a
place, and a time as never revealed before.
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